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Saturday, February 11, 1928
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The Headlines
SENATE DECLARES AGAINST THIRD TERM BY 56 TO 26 VOTE; La Follette Resolution Adopted, Viewing Departure From Precedent as 'Fraught With Peril.'COOLIDGE CLAUSE OMITTEDFess Objects to Commendationof President for Declaring Himself Out of 1928 Race. ANOTHER CHANGE DEFEATEDSenate Rejects Modification to "Two Elected" Terms--Old Guard Hazed in Debate.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,909 days ago
(98 years, 139 days)